Wednesday, December 7, 2011

To Create

A couple of weeks ago I was introduced to a video series dealing with
entrepreneurs and dreamers. I viewed these mini documentaries and they
were quite inspiring. Two different types of people, two different
products, both fulfilling their respective dreams, and sharing their
creativity with this world.

It dawned on me as I stayed
up designing my most recent shirt what an amazing thing it is to create
something. Not just anything but something you had envisioned, and made
it come true. When you can see something in your head, a thought, an
idea or maybe a word, and from this can come something that exists in
this world because you made it so.

My 'Live for the
adventure' shirt as with others started with an image in my mind. An
image of a silhouette figure traveling the lonely road leading to where
ever that person desires. You can intrperet the image however you see
fit and I think that is where the beauty lies. Thinking back on when I
was younger I never was truly encouraged to create or imagine, just to
follow and do. As you get caught up in this way of thinking a lot of
your creativeness gets suppressed or takes the back burner.

I
am fortunate enough to find myself in a position where my traveling
passion has reignited my creativity and fuels the designs I create.

Every
time I see my shirts I get this sense of joy. A fulfillment that is
almost indescribable, we all have millions of thoughts and to be able to
pluck one of my thoughts from my mind and stare at it, and wear it
physically is such an amazing experience.

If you find
yourself wanting to express something creatively, by all means go for
it. I am no artist I have never been formally trained in apparell
design, but who cares I love my designs and the place they come from
fuels my soul!

What I realize now is the power of art
is the power of self expression. We are not all great at it, but then
again we don't have to be, it is our personal feelings manifesting
themselves in the physical. In your eyes it's exactly what you wanted it
to be and no one can judge that!

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Here are the videos I had mentioned, if you have a chance please check them out!